Re: [Paddlewise] Registration and Safety

From: <Outfit3029_at_aol.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 06:22:39 EDT
>What do others think about canoe/kayak registration if the revenues were 
used for what I just mentioned?
 >snip.... new safety programs, enforcing yet unwritten regulations...

There has been a lot of rumbling in Florida about registration of canoes and 
kayaks for a couple of years now.  Being located in north Florida we see a 
number of out of state boats here for the weekend, week or even an entire 
season. My questions are these,                 1) Is it fair to charge the 
resident a registration fee and not the visitor?
2) Should a low impact vessel (canoe/kayak) pay the same registration fee as 
a high impact vessel (powerboat/PWC) ?
3)Should multiple boat owners of canoes/kayaks, who may only use a boat once 
or twice a year, pay for multiple registrations?
4) What do you get for your money?
       And lastly
5) Is someone monitoring this group and will our several postings be 
misconstrued as the consensus of the paddling population at large?
 Bruce
 Whole Earth Outfitters
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